Thermoelectric generators, capable of directly converting heat into electricity, hold great
promise for tackling the ever-increasing energy sustainability issue. The thermoelectric …

Type-I clathrate compounds have attracted a great deal of interest in connection with the
search for efficient thermoelectric materials. These compounds constitute networked cages …

Hydrate research has expanded substantially over the past decade, resulting in more than
4,000 hydrate-related publications. Collating this vast amount of information into one source …

We study the lattice thermal conductivity (κ) of fully filled skutterudites YbFe 4 Sb 12 and
BaFe 4 Sb 12 from first principles. The calculated κ of YbFe 4 Sb 12 is ten times lower than …

We investigate the role of rattling guest atoms on the lattice thermal conductivity of a type-I
clathrate Ba 8 Ga 16 Ge 30 by first-principles lattice dynamics. Comparing phonon …

Understanding thermal and phonon transport in solids has been of great importance in
many disciplines such as thermoelectric materials, which usually requires an extremely low …

The technology of using hydrogen as an environmentally clean and efficient fuel is an active
research area worldwide. 1, 2 One of the major challenges in establishing a hydrogen …

Knowledge of the mechanical properties of clathrate hydrates is central for studying the
mechanical properties of hydrate-bearing sediments, their associated applications in …

In this review, the intriguing properties of clathrate hydrates shall be discussed, as well as
their environmental impact and prospects for energy exploitation in industry. In particular, the …

A single-sided transient plane source technique has been used to determine the thermal
conductivity and thermal diffusivity of a compacted methane hydrate sample over the …